января 03, 2013 | Africa: Benin

Global Youth Summit at the 2013 World Games

By Rebecca Ralston

Special
Olympics believes that through sports, young people can make a difference in
friendships, schools and communities. The Global Youth Activation Summit offers
the opportunity for young people with and without intellectual disabilities from
all regions of the world to develop as active agents of social change. The
Summit is a gathering for almost 80 young people, with and without intellectual
disabilities, from around the world who are committed to inclusion and
acceptance in their schools and communities through Special Olympics. During the
summit, participants will attend youth-led leadership training programs and
interactive sports experiences. The summit will also include a Global Youth
Rally gathering a thousand young people from the Republic of Korea and around
the world for an exciting, motivational, multi-media event to address key issues
young people face regarding intellectual disabilities and
society.